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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Kcontrol proposal - screenshot
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-09-06 21:40:24
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On Friday 06 September 2002 02:28 pm, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Friday 06 September 2002 02:58, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > On Friday 06 September 2002 06:19 am, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > On Friday 06 September 2002 02:00, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > > > No, I think background pixmaps used for the panel belongs under
> > > > "Appearance & Themes". For the same reason that "Background" and
> > > > "Window Decorations" are already there.
> > >
> > > so...
> > > someone decides to change the pixmaps on the panel. they go to A&T.
> > > they decide to change the position of a panel. they go to desktop.
> > > if they want to change both, they get to make a trip to two completely
> > > different parts of the tree.
> >
> > Yes. that's no different from e.g. window decorations and window
> > placement policy.
>
> i knew you'd say that ;-)
>
> but i wonder if the mental coupling is as tight between window decos and
> window placement and panel background and panel positioning... oh well...
>
> we can try it with the panel apearance in the A&T section.. needs a new
> name, obviously. panel appearance?

Just "Panel", the appearance part is already clear from the context.

> ick... it has icon zooming[1],
> tooltips[1], button tiles and background on it... hm... nasty combo of
> functionality and look, actually...
>
> any suggestions?
>
> [1] please don't ask me to move these. it really don't fit in with the
> other panel pages

There is also a very nasty "Advanced options" button. Maybe zooming[1] and 
tooltips[1] can be combined with the optins form that dialog and placed in an 
additional "Advanced" tab.

Cheers,
Waldo

[1] The fact that you ask means that you already know on a subconcious level 
that this is inevitable >:-)
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